Aquatic ecosystems cover more than two-thirds of the Earth's surface and play a vital role in
maintaining a stable global temperature and providing various benefits to an expanding …

Despite the importance of coastal habitats for the provision of many ecosystem services,
these areas are currently among the most impacted by human activities. Impacts on coastal …

In the mining area affected by coal mining activities for a long time, heavy metal Zn pollution
poses a serious threat to soil quality and human health, and direct evidence showing the …

Metal release into the environment from anthropogenic activities may endanger ecosystems
and human health. However, identifying and quantifying anthropogenic metal …

Heavy metal contamination in water is a major health concern, directly related to rapid
growth in industrialization, urbanization, and modernization in agriculture. Keeping this in …

Mineralogy was an important driver for the environmental release of heavy metals.
Therefore, the present work was conducted by coupling mineral liberation analyzer (MLA) …

An old electroplating plant in Sepetiba Bay discharged metal-enriched wastes into the
surrounding mangroves for 30 years (from the 1960s to 1990s), resulting in a hotspot zone …

Zinc (Zn) is a fundamental micronutrient for plants' metabolism, but in high concentrations, it
is toxic. In this study, we investigated the physiological response of white mustard (Sinapis …

Brazilian mangroves have been severely impacted by metallurgical, petrochemical,
pyrometallurgical smelters and other industrial activities. In Rio de Janeiro, mangroves are …

Marine suspended particulate matter (SPM) plays a pivotal role in the marine
biogeochemical cycling of trace elements. This study investigates metal distributions and …